Freedom School 2018
In 1964, a recent Yale law graduate by the name of Marian Wright Edelman moved to Mississippi at the start of the Freedom Summer Project. College students from around the country came to work
Faith Based Organizing 2018
In preparation for the 2019 launch of the faith-based organizing initiative, we spent 2018 deepening relationships and training core teams within congregations. Clergy and lay leaders from our 50+ faith communities
Community Organizing in 2018
Imagine it’s nighttime. The children have washed their faces, brushed their teeth, and been snugly tucked into their beds. Perhaps their favorite stuffed toy rests beside them. Now imagine, in the silent of the
Freedom School 2017
For a second year CAC partnered with the Children’s Defense Fund to offer its Adventures in the City Freedom School (AICFS). The program served 100 little scholars (a 25 percent increase from 2016)
Community Organizing in 2017
Energized by the Milner and MLK school campaign wins, CAC entered its third year of community organizing highly anticipating what would be next. None of us imagined that it would be supporting low-income residents
Faith Based Organizing in 2017
The Greater Hartford Sponsoring Committee began in 2015 when a group of imams, rabbis, priests, and ministers gathered to imagine what life in greater Hartford could be like if our religious institutions actually possessed
Parents Win Transportation for Student Athletes
In response to several concerns affecting athletics at Weaver High School, CAC’s organizers held a meeting with over 30 parents and a number of athletes to better understand the issues.
Vine Street Residents Win Relocation Support from City
On July 26, 2015 a two-alarm fire caused 18 low income families to be displaced from their apartment on Vine Street in Hartford.